NEWS AND EVENTS: Deadline for submission of papers: Monday, January 15th, 2018 Announcement of accepted papers: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 Deadline for submission of research after the amendment: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 Deadline for registration at the conference: Tuesday April 10th, 2018 Two workshops:Thursday/Friday April 12th/13th, 2018 Conference timeline: Wednesday/Saturday April 11th/14th, 2018 Pre-Conference Workshop by CLICKS Building a Sustainable Quality Culture : From Internal Quality Assurance to External Accreditation 9th & 10th of April,2018 | The Lebanese International University,Bekaa,Lebanon

Researchers intending and interested in the 8th IACQA conference may submit all papers in Arabic, English or French. The maximum allotted pages for a research is 15 pages, including all visuals and graphics (diagrams, illustrations, table and list of references.) The cover page should include the title of the research, the name of author(s), the university or institution including the P.O. Box address, telephone and fax number, in addition to the e-mail address(es) of the author(s).

The paper should start with an abstract of the research in not more than 150 words, followed by key words. The corresponding pages should include an introduction, review of literature, methodology, results and analysis with future recommendations and directives. Full instructions can be found in the belowhere.

All papers should be typed in MS word 2003/2010 and addressed to the General Secretariat of the conference at iacqa@iacqa.org. Papers may also be uploaded via the electronic conference management system that can be accessed via the conference web site (www.iacqa.org/openconf).

All papers will be peer reviewed by experts and specialists in the field of domain. The evaluation of submitted papers is based on the importance and value of the research topic. Technical merits, innovation, reliability of results and outcomes, and clarity of presentation of paper are significant factors during the evaluation process. Each paper will be refereed by a minimum of two experts and specialized referees. Further enquiries should be submitted to the iacqa@iacqa.org or iacqasc@liu.edu.lb